Chapter 632: The Queen's Care, a Bowl of Longevity Noodles Satisfies Her

Suddenly mentioning the prince's birthday, the queen's face became a little unnatural, "Yuer, why do you suddenly bring up this matter?"

Xiao Jinyu said, "Mother, the prince has been back for so many years, but he hasn't celebrated his birthday once. Don't you want to celebrate his birthday?"

The Queen looked a little unnatural. She had indeed not celebrated the Prince's birthday in these years. It was not that she didn't want to, but...

Xiao Jinyu asked again: "Mother, why did you send my brother the crown prince to the Nanzhao Kingdom as a hostage?"

When Xiao Jinyu was young, he was always curious about why the Crown Prince wanted to leave the palace. When he asked his mother, she wouldn't tell him, and neither would his father.

The Queen explained: "We are forced to do this by the situation. There is nothing we can do about it."

Xiao Jinyu asked: "Then why not send the other prince to be a hostage?"

The Queen sighed and said, "Do you think you can send whoever you want? The Emperor of Nanzhao requires that it must be my child. If I send another prince, it will be a big deal if he is discovered."

Xiao Jinyu was stunned for a long time after hearing this. It took him a long time to react, "So, it's not necessary to send the crown prince to Nanzhao. I could have gone there too. But my father and mother decided to send the crown prince as a hostage."

The Queen said, "You were too young at the time, and you didn't have any scheming. Who would be willing to send you there? Although the Crown Prince was also young, he was three years older than you and knew more than you. Only he could go."

“But Crown Prince is only eight years old. He was bullied in a strange place and no one protected him.” Xiao Jinyu suddenly thought of when he was eight years old. He had the protection of his father the emperor and his mother the queen, and no one dared to bully him, but there were still people behind him.

The queen was stunned when she heard this. She knew it, of course, but there was nothing she could do about it.

"Mother, let's celebrate the Crown Prince's birthday this time. Please prepare a birthday present for me." Xiao Jinyu said that it is best not to forget the birthday present.

The Queen pursed her lips. The Prince kept everything to himself, and she really didn't know how to communicate with him.

"What birthday gift does Yuer want?"

Xiao Jinyu looked at Concubine Han beside him, reached out and held her hand, and this time looked at the Queen, "The birthday gift I want is to make A-Yan my principal wife."

Concubine Han raised her head and looked at Xiao Jinyu. She didn't expect that he was still thinking about this matter. In fact, it doesn't matter whether he is the queen or the concubine. What matters is his attitude.

The queen had never expected that this would be her son's birthday present. Every year, she would first ask her son what he wanted as a birthday present, and would satisfy him as long as she could.

She looked at Concubine Han Ce. Apart from her status, there was nothing wrong with her.

"My mother will agree to your request, as long as you like it."

Xiao Jinyu was so happy, "Thank you, mother."

Concubine Han bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

The queen didn't have high expectations for her youngest son, as long as he was happy.

Coming out of Qiancheng Hall, the empress was a little worried.

Qingying saw the Queen's worry, "Your Majesty, if you don't know how to prepare, why not call the Crown Princess over to discuss it together."

The queen's eyes lit up when she heard this, "How could I have forgotten the Crown Princess? Go and call her over."

“Yes.”

Qingying went to the East Palace with a smile.

Feng Wuyou was studying a prescription. When Qingying came, she saw the Crown Princess reading a book seriously.

Feng Wuyou saw Qingying and asked curiously: "How come Aunt Qingying has time to come here?"

Qingying stepped forward to greet him: "Crown Princess, the Queen wants you to come over for something."

"Okay." Feng Wuyou put down the medical book and followed Qingying to Fengyi Palace.

When they entered the main hall, Feng Wuyou stepped forward to greet her and said, "Mother, is there anything you want me to do?"

The Queen waved at her, "Crown Princess, come and sit down and talk."

"Yes, mother." Feng Wuyou came and sat down in front of the queen, raised his head, and waited for the queen to speak.

The Queen thought for a while and said, "Crown Princess, the Crown Prince's birthday is coming soon. I haven't celebrated his birthday for many years and I don't know what he likes. What do you think we should prepare?"

Feng Wuyou was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that the Queen had called her over specifically to celebrate Xiao Jinyan's birthday.

She had been in the palace for so many years, but Queen Ning had never celebrated Xiao Jinyan's birthday.

In the past few years, on his birthday, she would prepare a bowl of longevity noodles and some small gifts.

Why did Queen Ning suddenly think of celebrating Xiao Jinyan’s birthday?

"Mother, why didn't you celebrate His Highness' birthday before?" she couldn't help but ask.

The queen sighed, "The crown prince has been a hostage in Nanzhao for so many years. After returning, his personality has changed drastically. I don't know how to get along with him. I always feel that he resents me."

"To be honest, I was also worried that he would even attack his own brother for the position of Crown Prince. When he came back from Nanzhao, his eyes were strange and cold, as if he was looking at a stranger."

Feng Wuyou felt a little sorry for Xiao Jinyan, as his own mother was suspicious of him even though he was the one who had been wronged all these years.

"Mother, His Highness is also your son. How can you doubt even your own son? His Highness has never considered Prince Yu as an opponent. It is Prince Yu who has no interest in the position of Crown Prince."

The Queen said, "I know Yu'er is not interested in the position of Crown Prince. Over the past few years, I have also seen that the Crown Prince and Yu'er have a very good relationship. However, the gap between me and the Crown Prince is not so easy to resolve, and I owe him a debt."

Feng Wuyou said, "Mother, Your Highness was often bullied by other princes in Nanzhao. He always stayed in a corner by himself and didn't say a word. When I first saw him, I thought he was dumb. I think Your Highness must have been thinking about his family at that time."

After hearing this, the queen felt as if her heart was pierced by a needle and it hurt a lot.

The prince was her and the emperor's second child; the first was a miscarriage, so both she and the emperor were very happy when he was born.

There is no one who doesn't love his or her children.

She still remembers the look in the prince's eyes when he was sent away, so much so that she still doesn't dare to look him in the eye.

"Only incompetent parents would allow their children to be bullied outside."

Feng Wuyou did not continue to say that she was always with Xiao Jinyan when he was in a foreign country.

"Mother, it's His Highness' birthday. Please cook him a bowl of longevity noodles."

The queen was a little skeptical, "A bowl of longevity noodles is too casual, don't you need to prepare something else?"

Feng Wuyou said: "Mother, His Highness has always asked for very little. A bowl of longevity noodles cooked by In himself can make him happy for a very long time."

The queen was stunned for a long time after hearing this, so much so that even after Feng Wuyou left, she was still immersed in those words.

When Xiao Jinyu arrived, Xiao Jinyan was very busy.

"Brother Prince, it's almost time for lunch. Why are you still busy?" Xiao Jinyu came to the desk.

"We'll go have dinner after we finish these. Is there anything you need?" Xiao Jinyan asked without raising his head.

Xiao Jinyu chuckled twice, "My mother has already promised me to let Concubine Han be my principal wife. From now on, I will have only one wife, just like my brother the Crown Prince."

Xiao Jinyan said: "Congratulations, you got what you wanted."

Xiao Jinyu added: "I plan to move out with A-Yan. There are too many rules in the palace. It's more free outside."

Xiao Jinyan looked up at his younger brother, lamenting that time passed so quickly and his younger brother had already reached the age of twenty.

"Speaking of which, this year I'm coming of age, so it's good for me to move out. I'm already an adult."

Xiao Jinyu stared at the prince for a long time and called out, "Brother Prince."

Xiao Jinyan asked: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Jinyu said very emotionally, "Because of the prince brother, I have been able to live without worries for twenty years. If there was no prince brother, I would have to bear too many responsibilities and would not be able to be so carefree."

Xiao Jinyan looked at his brother in confusion, "What happened today? Why are you suddenly saying these things?"

Xiao Jinyu continued to be sentimental, "I am very lucky to have Prince Brother. Prince Brother is my idol and no one else can replace Prince Brother."

Xiao Jinyan: “…”

"Brother Prince, stop being busy later. It's already lunch time. Let's go to the Hehuan Palace for lunch. A'Yan has recovered well. I haven't eaten at the Hehuan Palace for a long time. I miss it very much." Xiao Jinyu said with a smile.

Xiao Jinyan: “·····” After saying so much, it turns out you just want to eat for free.

At night, rest time.

Feng Wuyou took the initiative to hug Xiao Jinyan's neck, which made Xiao Jinyan feel a little flattered.

These days, Xiaojiu won't let him touch her.

"Xiaojiu, are you happy today?"

"Yeah, I'm very happy." Feng Wuyou simply sat on him and looked at the man in front of her with the help of the night pearl on her head.

She suddenly thought of Xiao Jinyan when he was eight years old. He was cute, cool, and handsome, and she remembered him for a long time.

Seeing that she was just staring at him and smiling without saying anything, Xiao Jinyan pinched her little face. "What are you laughing at?"

Feng Wuyou smiled and said: "I'm thinking about how you looked when you were a kid, with a cold face, looking at me without saying a word."

Xiao Jinyan also laughed, "I was afraid you were just trying to tease me."

Feng Wuyou couldn't help laughing, "I thought you didn't like playing with me."

"So, you secretly came to my bedside at night to bring me food, and then pretended to sleepwalk? And you pretended not to know the next day?"

"This way, you won't refuse." Feng Wuyou said righteously.

Xiao Jinyan held her in his arms, "Xiaojiu, I'm happy too."

Feng Wuyou yawned and said, "It's getting late, you should go to bed early."

As soon as Feng Wuyou went down, Xiao Jinyan grabbed her into his arms and said, "You are so happy today, shouldn't we celebrate?"

Feng Wuyou perked up, "Want to have some drinks and a midnight snack?"

Xiao Jinyan raised his lips and said, "Eat you."

Feng Wuyou: “…” She should have known Xiao Jinyan’s tricks long ago.

On his birthday, Xiao Jinyan prepared a birthday present for his younger brother and planned to give it to him at the birthday party in the evening.

Every year, my mother would prepare a birthday party for my younger brother, so he knew it without me asking.

When it was time to light the lanterns, Xiao Jinyan put down his official duties, told Liu Xi to take the birthday present, and then returned to the Hehuan Hall.

Xiao Jinyan walked in with a big step, saw Feng Wuyou on the couch and said, "Xiaojiu, today is Yuer's birthday, let's go to the birthday banquet."

"Okay." Feng Wuyou loves banquets the most, except for Prince Yu's birthday banquet every year, which she doesn't like to attend.

Because every year when she accompanied Hsiao Kam-yu to attend the event, Hsiao Kam-yu would find an excuse to leave after sitting for less than five minutes.

Now that her husband is gone, of course she, as a wife, has to stay with him.

Not only do I have to accompany him, but I also have to prepare longevity noodles for him. It makes me happy and joyful to see him finish the meal without leaving even the soup.

When the two arrived at the palace where they had held birthday celebrations in previous years, they found it so quiet inside that the only sound they could hear was the whistling of the wind outside.

Feng Wuyou looked at the empty palace, confused. Where was the birthday party?

She tugged at Xiao Jinyan's sleeve and asked in confusion, "Your Highness, what's going on?"

Xiao Jinyan didn't know either, "Did they move to a new place?"

He ordered: "Liu Xi, go ask."

"Yes." Liu Xi responded and left quickly.

When he came back, he panted and pleaded, "Your Highness, I just inquired and learned that the Queen did not hold a birthday banquet for Prince Yu this year."

"How could that be? Mother holds a birthday banquet for Prince Yu every year. There is no reason not to hold one this year. Could something have happened?"

Xiao Jinyan thought for a while, then walked towards Qiancheng Hall with big strides.

Feng Wuyou followed behind at a leisurely pace.

When I arrived at the Qiancheng Hall, before I walked in, I heard voices talking inside.

"Ah Yan, today is my birthday, let's make a baby today, right?"

"Have your meal first."

"Ayan, are you scared?"

"What am I afraid of?"

"You're afraid of having children."

“…”

Xiao Jinyan and Feng Wuyou, who were standing at the door, looked at each other, nodded in tacit understanding, and then turned and walked out in unison.

Before leaving, Xiao Jinyan instructed: "Liu Xi, give the birthday present to Prince Yu and tell him that I have been here."

Liu Xi replied: "I understand."

After Xiao Jinyan and Feng Wuyou walked away, Liu Xi sighed. Prince Yu and Princess Princess were so affectionate inside, how could he go in and disturb them?

But if he didn't go in now, after dinner, she would probably be pregnant, and he couldn't disturb her.

For the first time, Liu Xi wondered why giving a birthday present was so difficult.

In the end, Liu Xi had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask someone to pass the message.

When Xiao Jinyu saw Liu Xi, he asked, "Where are the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess?"

Liu Xi smiled and said, "Just now, His Highness asked me to deliver a birthday gift to Prince Yu."

Xiao Jinyu said with some regret: "Brother Crown Prince, why don't you come in and have a drink before leaving?"

Liu Xi smiled, "..." His Highness doesn't want to disturb you and the princess, you and I are in love, let's make a baby~

After Liu Xi gave the birthday gift, he immediately ran away, for fear of disturbing the love between Prince Yu and the Princess.

After Xiao Jinyan and Feng Wuyou returned to the East Palace, Xiao Jinyan went to the study.

The lights in the study are bright.

Xiao Jinyan sat at his desk, reviewing memorials, but in his heart he was actually waiting for Xiaojiu to cook him longevity noodles.

This has been the case for the past few years and no one mentions it, but every evening, the longevity noodles will be brought in on time.

At this moment, the study door was pushed open from the outside.

When Xiao Jinyan heard the noise, he knew that it was Xiaojiu who came with the longevity noodles. He sat in the chair calmly.

The door was opened and then closed after a while.

As the footsteps got closer, the aroma of egg noodle soup wafted over.

Xiao Jinyan did not eat dinner. He was just waiting for the longevity noodles. Now he smelled the fragrance, his hunger became more obvious.